SCIENCEPOWER 10
Student Resources
Chapter 11: Accelerated Motion

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Lives and Interests of Important Scientists

Great Canadian Scientists
http://www.science.ca/

The Great Canadian Scientists Project is creating a book and CD-ROM as well as a web site to tell us more about our country's scientists. Click on Scientists on the left panel to go straight to information on the scientists themselves.

Famous Physicists
http://www.aip.org/history/

This American Institute of Physics site includes background on some influential physicists and their discoveries.

Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/about/hallfame/u_m_e.cfm

Fascinating quotes from each scientist on The Hall page will lure you into reading the full biography, complete with descriptions of the contributions each made to science.

Other Great Web Sites for Chapter 11

One Dimensional Motion and Terminal Velocity
http://www.explorescience.com/activities/Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=27

Have you ever thought about all the physics involved when you drop a ball - or an expensive plate? This "shocked" site gives you the opportunity to set the parameters and see what happens.